Union Home Minister Amit Shah will meet families who lost their loved ones due to 'chitta' traders in Mansa, Sangrur, and Gurdaspur, Punjab. The state government has reportedly left no stone unturned in pushing the state into an abyss of drug abuse.
The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, has announced a meeting with families who have lost their loved ones due to 'chitta' traders in Punjab on October 20, 2026. According to a post on X platform by the minister himself, the grief these families are experiencing is beyond words. The Home Minister asserted that attempts to silence those who raise their voices against this dark drug trade will never succeed and that the people of the state will provide a befitting response.
Shah also stated that the Government of India will track down those involved in the 'chitta' trade and put them behind bars, ensuring complete eradication of this drug menace from Punjab and the entire country. He further pointed out that the state government has left no stone unturned in pushing the state into an abyss of drug abuse, a situation that has caused many families to lose their children.
According to Shah's post, the families who have lost their loved ones due to 'chitta' traders are scheduled to meet the Union Home Minister in Mansa, Sangrur, and Gurdaspur, Punjab.
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